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11:00am, 25th March, 2020

Telecoms group GSMA offers refunds for canceled Mobile World Congress

Telecoms industry group GSMA said on Wednesday it would refund tickets bought for the Mobile World Congress last month after the trade fair in Barcelona became one of the first business casualties of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR apply for French 5G telecoms spectrum

5:16am, 26th February, 2020

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Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR apply for French 5G telecoms spectrum

French telecoms companies Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR have made offers for France's new 5G telecoms spectrum, the regulator, Arcep, said on Wednesday.

Critics question 'Five Eyes' push to expand spies' telecoms access

12:01pm, 31st July, 2019

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Critics question 'Five Eyes' push to expand spies' telecoms access

Former government officials and privacy campaigners are questioning demands by "Five Eyes" security ministers that high-tech communications systems should remain accessible to spies and official investigators.

U.S. telecoms regulator stops clock on Sprint, T-Mobile merger review

6:40pm, 7th March, 2019

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U.S. telecoms regulator stops clock on Sprint, T-Mobile merger review

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has halted the informal 180-day "shot clock" on the review of the merger of wireless providers Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc to give the public three additional weeks to comment on the...

Telecoms industry sees need to tighten network security, regardless of Huawei

6:05am, 26th February, 2019

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Telecoms industry sees need to tighten network security, regardless of Huawei

The telecoms industry is acutely aware of the need to ensure that ever-more complex mobile networks are safe, the head of its main lobby group told Reuters, as debate swirls over whether to bar some equipment vendors on national security grounds.

Huawei security row overshadows annual telecoms gathering

6:27pm, 24th February, 2019

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Huawei security row overshadows annual telecoms gathering

Leading telecoms companies gather in Barcelona this weekend for their main annual trade fair under the shadow of a bitter clash between the United States and China over network security for the next generation of mobile services.

Telecoms industry calls for Europe-wide network testing regime

5:48am, 15th February, 2019

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Telecoms industry calls for Europe-wide network testing regime

The telecoms industry has called on European governments to join mobile operators in establishing a testing regime to protect network security without having to resort to the disruptive step of excluding vendors from the market.

Telecoms watchdog says Swisscom overcharged rivals

4:22am, 12th February, 2019

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Telecoms watchdog says Swisscom overcharged rivals

Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has retroactively cut some regulated prices that Swisscom charges rivals, the agency said on Tuesday after concluding that some of its prices were too high.

China loans Nigeria $328 million to boost telecoms: Nigeria presidency

12:49pm, 1st September, 2018

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China loans Nigeria $328 million to boost telecoms: Nigeria presidency

China's Exim bank will lend Nigeria $328 million toward improving the west African country's telecoms infrastructure, Nigeria's presidency said on Saturday, at the start of a six-day visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to the country.

U.S. ban on China’s ZTE forces telecoms to rethink business: sources

4:00am, 17th July, 2018

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U.S. ban on China’s ZTE forces telecoms to rethink business: sources

The U.S. trade ban on Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE wreaked havoc at wireless carriers in Europe and South Asia and forced operators worldwide to consider broadening their supply networks, industry sources told Reuters.